5 Social Media Management Tools For Music Artists

The life of a music artist tends to be a busy one and trying to manage your social media can be tricky, tedious and time-consuming. Luckily, there are lots of tools out there to help, so here are my top 5 social media management tools:

Hootsuite

Hootsuite is a vital tool in my social media strategy. I use it both at work, to manage ACE’s social media and to manage the social media of music artists I work with.

Buffer

Buffer is a lot like Hootsuite in terms of posting, but you cannot see your social media streams. However, it’s still got some features that can help you with your social media effort! It’s particularly great for sharing articles (like this one- use the sidebar on the left!)

Main Features:

Add multiple social networks (but only one of each kind on a free account)

Schedule social media posts

Set a posting schedule so that Buffered posts go out at certain times each day

Add attachments to messages (E.g. images etc.)

Analytics

Buffer accounts can also be upgraded to an Awesome plan if you want to add more networks and access other features.

IFTTT

IFTTT is an app that allows you to create recipes between other apps, such as thanking new followers with a tweet, keeping a record of your status updates. It’s mainly used for productivity and notifications, but if the right recipes are used it can be an excellent tool to have in your social media arsenal.

Main Features:

Automates processes, so there’s no need for you to do anything other than turning it on, which saves you time

Recipes between apps can sometimes not be achieved manually (or would be time-consuming and difficult)

Can increase productivity (E.g. you can run recipes that will remind you to answer an email)